Both Datchet and the F6 did well at Frensham’s mid-week Marblehead event!! Congratulations to Phil on his win !!
Congratulations also to Frensham – ten Marbleheads and four Ten Raters is a great turnout for a Wednesday !!
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Results from last weekend:
We had around five or even six members racing the IOM Rankings up in distant Scarborough, so our turn out for the weekend was our hard core! Welcome Andrew Granger to the DF95s on Saturday too!!
There was no formal racing for the 95s on Saturday, though 3 brave souls faced the bitter NE’ly breeze for some sailing and practice. Well done Andrew, Geoffrey and Phil.
On Sunday the weather was no warmer, but four of us raced with our Marbleheads. David A also appeared, but due to a brain malfunction did not bring the correct combination of required boat bits!!! Phil attempted to lend him a boat but repeated technical troubles meant no racing for David, the delay gave three of time to realise that A Rig was too much and so change to B Rigs. We managed 8 races in the cold NE’ly which was shifty coming over the club at the windward mark.
Results were:
Phil 7 pts 5 wins
Hugh 9 pts 3 wins
Richard U 16 pts
Graham H 20 pts
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Race Report from Saturday
Four of us raced on the North Course in the SE’ly breeze of 8 to 10 Knots with pulses of a little more.
The northern course was ideal as there was a gaggle of 29ers having a training weekend and an FF Open. We were joined by Nigel testing the latest version of Craig’s Proteus.
We managed 10 races before departing home for the Rugby, least said best mended!
It was very pleasant in the sunshine, though the conditions were top end for lightweight sails. The lions share of the races went to myself, though pressed closely at times by Richard and Phil, indeed Phil managed 3 wins with his recently fitted new sails.
Richard had problems with his counter weight and had to retire from the last race, but did manage 3 second places to Graham’s one.
Hugh 9 pts with 7 wins
Phil 15 pts with 3 wins
Richard 24 pts
Graham 26 pts
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